1765 HMS Victory deck, Portsmouth, England
1765 HMS Victory deck, Portsmouth, England
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The wheel, with the captains's cabins behind it. Turning the wheel moved the tiller from side to side and turned the rudder using ropes. Operated usually by 2 to 4 men, and up to 8 in heavy seas, the wheel was connected to another below deck. It was on this deck, possibly near this wheel, that Nelson received his fatal wound from a French marksman at the Battle of Trafalgar.
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Originally called a "bittacle", the glassed cabinet in front of the wheel housed two compasses and a lamp or candle for night time. Note the copper funnel to vent the candle. |
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The poop deck, we weren't allowed up there. You can just see the boom behind the aft mast. The poop deck was for navigational sightings and flying signal flags. The admiral or captain gave his orders from the poop or quarter deck during a battle. |
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Space for 3 boats on deck in the center of the ship, others were hanging over the side. These boats could be pulled behind the ship during battle, to avoid the splinters from them when hit by a cannonball. |
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Looking over the boats back toward the poop deck. |
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Another view of the poop deck, showing the aft mast and boom. |
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